Commentaries

How to use content marketing to build a massive audience and create a radically successful business

November 20, 2016

In Content Inc. Joe Polizzi introduces a six-step process by which to use content marketing to build massive audiences and create a radically successful business. Briefly, “By concentrating on building an audience first and defining products and services second, an…

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How to Assess if You’re Working with Quality Data

November 19, 2016

Here is another valuable Management Tip of the Day from Harvard Business Review. To sign up for a free subscription to any/all HBR newsletters, please click here. * * * You’ve heard the phrase “garbage in, garbage out.” Bad data…

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How da Vinci-Like Thinking Helps You Imagine Future Success

November 18, 2016

In an article published by FastCompany magazine in 2013, Faisul Hogue explains how and why da Vinci’s belief that “everything connects” helped make him the 15th-century Italian Renaissance man we all admire today. And it was another legendary thinker who…

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How to Use Celebrations to Mark Important Moments at Work

November 17, 2016

Here is another valuable Management Tip of the Day from Harvard Business Review. To sign up for a free subscription to any/all HBR newsletters, please click here. * * * People have long used ceremonies — bar mitzvahs, baptisms, weddings,…

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Mihaly Csiksgentmihalyi on Ten Paradoxical Traits of Highly Creative People

November 16, 2016

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Mihaly Csiksgentmihalyi (pronounced me-HIGH chick-sent-me-HIGH-ee) that appeared in Psychology Today magazine (2016). magazine in 2013. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. *…

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How to get the greatest value from a MOOC

November 15, 2016

Here is another valuable Management Tip of the Day from Harvard Business Review. To sign up for a free subscription to any/all HBR newsletters, please click here. * * * To get the most from a MOOC, a massive open…

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Communication: Five Perilous Assumptions

November 14, 2016

  1. That a message sent is received. 2. That the received message’s intended meaning is understood. 3. That the recipient understands the intended meaning and cares. 4. That the recipient who cares will take appropriate action. 5. That the…

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The Leadership Behavior That’s Most Important to Employees

November 14, 2016

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Christine Porath for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, obtain subscription information, and receive HBR email alerts,…

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The “Field of Dreams Syndrome”

November 12, 2016

Years ago, Henry Ford questioned the value of consumer feedback: “They’ll say they want faster horses.” More recently, Steve Jobs observed, “It’s really hard to design products by focus groups. A lot of times, people don’t know what they want until you…

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The Unique Value of the “T-Shaped Approach” to Personal Success

November 12, 2016

In The Mosaic Principle: The Six Dimensions of a Remarkable Life and Career published by PublicAffairs (November 2016), Nick Lovegrove observes: “The evidence shows that you are more likely to be successful if your broader experience is underpinned and even…

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